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LYNCIIiNGjNGREENVILLE
The Negro Johnson For
feits His Life.
THE JAILER IS OVERPOWERED
And .the Sheriff is Kept at
Bay.
A <fillet Cnptureof Hie Fated Prisoner
Mllll Speed y Work Of I III) IUol>
HuiiK to a Haplinjr ami It Mil led
Wiili Shot.
On Monday morning at two o'clock
the of)ieers of the law found a mob of
sixty men. within two blocks of the
jail. Thoy wore hunting Ira Johnson,
the negro who shot. Krank Lwgforu at
Piedmont a week ago. There was not
the least intimation of tuoir pretence
until olllcor Gunnel Is discovered them
on Brown stroet. It was hoped inas
much as the time (or court was so
near at hand that no trouble would
ensue, und tho muchiuory of justiee
would bo allowed to do that wh'oh has
been delegated to it.
Sergeant Gunnolls, on discovering
the presence of tho mob, im med lately
notilied Sheriff Gilroath, who joined
him and togother they wont towards
the jail. On the corner of Main and
Broad streets they were halted by
a strong guard, who with cocked
weapons warned them at the peril of
their Mves not to come one step nearor.
It was needless for them to go further,
as Jobnson was already in tho possession
of the mob.
Sheriff Gilreath, believing that all
dangor has passod, turned ovor the
keys to tho jailor on Saturday night,
having kept them in his office safe or
at his house up to thut time since
Johnson was lodgod in juil.
So far as can bo known now the
party was mado up from around the
borne of Langford near Marietta on
Saturday night and Sunday. All tholr
plans were" carefully made and well
oxecuted. Tho police report that tho
city showed all the discipline of a
militury eompany. It seems that they
agreed to rendezvous in tho wood just
beyond Mr. S. M. Suider's, on tho
Buncombe road, two miles northwest
of tho oity. Here thoy stopped boforo
coming in tho city, tied their horses
and fed thorn. Then u detachment on
foot eamo into tho city by back streets,
and wore not discovered until they
wore right in tho heart of tho city.
Ou arriving at the jail they de
manded the key d of the jailor, Horner
L. Story, who refused them. Then
they sent off for tools, but in tho mean
time tho keys, which had been hid in
the parlor, were found by some of tho
party who were searching for them.
Jailor Story lofused to unlock the
doors after tho keys wore found,
altbough his lifo was throatoued.
The mob managed to open the doors,
and tho prisoner wus soon socurod.
Without stir or bustle they marched
back with tho victim of their ven
geance, returning by back street*) as
thoy came, and the solemn proco-sion
did not disturb the peace of the eity
with noido or tumult, only an oc
casional word of positive command
reaching the ours of thoso who were
looking with wonder and amazement
from olosed blinds upon the ourious
Hpociaclo. Tho prisoner was taken to
the place of rendezvous not far from
Mr. Suider's, and as the tirdt gray
streaks of dawn came stealing up from
the East, a volley of half a hundred
guns ended the life of Ira Johnson.
Many heard tho shots, and it was
thought that it was a battle between
the blockaders and the dispensary
constables. Johnson may have been
hung, but tho inference is from what
can be gathored that ho was tiod up
to tho tree and shot. It was a small
tiee on the left of the road leading to
tho Sans Soucl race-track and about
one hundred yards from tho Buncombe
road. His feet wore a few inches
from the ground. Many of the mob
were met by oariy comers to the city,
and one mun said all ho saw had their
faces blackened. They scattered in
different directions, leaving their
viotim for the coroner.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.
Coroner Mocks, as soon as ho hoard
of the 1>nching, went to the scene of
the trouble and cut tho body down and
brought it to town. A jury way em
panelled with Amos McCurry as foro
man. Tho rest of the jurors were :
|0j M. Langloy, S. T. Llnoberger. Jeff
Harrison, J. K. Bower, ?. D. Dtxon,
W. M. Knight., J. H. Taylor, Joseph
Parka, G. W. Manly and M. M. Garrett.
The lirst witness was Homer L.
Story, tho eounty jailor, who tostitied
as follows: Ou Monday morning
about 2 o'clock my mother, who was
sick and unable to sleep, looked out of
the window of tho jailor's resldonce
and saw the yard full of men. She
eamo to my bod and woko me up, and
told mo tho yard was full of men. I
got down to the door as quick as 1
could. They wore knocking on tho
door with an axe. I told thorn not to
break down the door, as I would un
u>ck it for thorn. They said to hurry
up ubout it. As soon as the door was
unlocked thb mob crowded In and
asked for the keys. I told them 1
didn't have the keys. Tboy said they
wanted Ira Johnson. 1 told them ho
was unstairs. They wont up stairs
and examined tho doom. They came
back and wanted to know where tho
keys wore. I told them that since
Monday the sheriff had boon locking
up at night and taking the koys with
him. They pulled their pistol8 On Nie
and said they didn't believe me. They
said I had them and had to give them
up. I told them I couldn't give them,
what 1 didn't have. The leader said
they would got tools and break in.
Homo went off for tools and while they
were erono, fifteen or twenty of them
searched for tho koys. Those who
had gone for tools came back in about
fifteen or twenty minutes. As thoy
oamo back with tools, one of the mob
found tho koys. They then turned on
me, drew pistols and said I had to
unlock the door. I told them I
wouldn't do it. They went up stairs
to try it themselves. They unlocked
one look and hung the keys in the
second look. Thoy came back after
me and said I had to unlock it for
them. Three mon carried me upstairs
und the leadorofthe crowd orderod me
to unlock the door. I told them I
would hco thorn doad and in hell before
I would do it. Tin y gaid they would
compel mo to do it. I told them it
wan a ooor set of men that oouldn't
unlock a door with tho koys in thom
hand*. By that time, they had the
look undone. About fifteen men wont
in the iiall. One man stepped behind
the door and unwound the cells. He
seemod to bo well acquainted with the
place. They were gone in there about
three minutes and oame back with Ira
Johnson. One man stayed to see mo
lock uy. He said he would see that
none of the prisoners got away. While
I was looking up, the mob left.
On oross examination, Mr. Story
said he didn't recognise any of tbe
mob, that they were all masked.
Policeman Dan Henderson was next
sworn. He said : I had been to meet
the train and had come down to the
Mansion House in the 'bus. I started
from the Mansion House to tbe guard
house and met Sheriff Oilreath. He
told me a mob was going to the jail
and for me to go there with him. Wo
went, sometimes running and some
times walking fast. When we got to
Heldman's old stable, we saw the
crowd. The sheriff Bald, ''They are
there." The mob told us to halt, but
we kept on and they toidais again to
halt. Thoy said they would shoot hell
out of us if we went further. I heard
tho guns cook. We stood there about
two minutes, when I heard one of the
mob say, " Everything's easy. God
damn him, we've got him. Tho
crowd then marched off across Broad
otreot from the jail.
On oross -examination : They kept
saying halt. Sheriff Gilroatb said,
" I'm going down there." I said,
''Hold on. There's no sense in that."
He advanced a couple of stops. I told
him to atop or they would shoot him.
Pie said, " They won't shoot mo." I
Bald, "They don't know you in the
dark." By this time the mob had
gotten nearly across Broad street.
The shoriff and I went to tho jail and
met Story at the gate. He told us
they had got the prisoner and gone.
They had the prisoner before they
halted us. There was no ono on
Broad street except the mob, ShorHT
Gilroath and myself. Before we got
to the jail, the sheriff said, " They
have never gotten a prisoner from me
and I hope we can save him." I didn't
recognize anv one. We were abou
I forty yards from tho mob. It was
about fifteen minutes of thiee. There
were at least ono hundred mon on
Broud street, all armed. I believe
tbcy would have shot us if wo had
gone on. They cooked their guns right
on us. There were thirty or forty
guns. They talked llko they were
talking through masks. I don't know
whether they were disguised
Policeman O. S. Guunolls was sworn
and said : Between two and throe
o'clock Monday morning, I was ou
Finluy's corner with Officer McCarrell.
Wo saw a largo body of men going
down Brown'Street. I told McCarreli
to wake up the chief. 1 ran to the
sheriff's house for him. I woko him
up and told him a mob was going to
wards the jail. I then ran back to
wards the chief's. I waited for him,
but ho didn't come, and I went down
Main street as fust as I could. I heard
the mob turning up Court street. J
advanced on them ureity fast. I got
within thirty-live yards of thorn, Sonio
one in the crowd said, "Turn to tho
right." Thoy told mo to halt and
fucod towards me with guns in position
to shout. The outer lino presented ou
mo and paused as If marking time,
while tho rest passed through in rear
of the Groenville News offioo. Then
the line fell in behind tho mob. I oame
back to Main street and met Sheriff
Gilreath and Oflicer Honderson. I
didn't see any moro of the mob.
Sheriff Gilreath was sworn and said:
About half past two o'clock, I was
awakoncd by Sergeant Gunuells. He
told me a mob was going towaro? the
jail. I told him to go to the jail and
tell the jailor to hold till I goi there.
I drossed and started for the jail as
soon as possible. I mot Officer Hen
derson und told him about it and iu>kod
him to go with me. Wo got to Held
man's old store and founJ that the
mob bad possession of tho jail. About
twonty-llve or thirty guns wero point
ed at us and we wero ordered to halt.
I kept on but waa stopped by Hender
son. My pur}, ose was to get between
the mob and the jail, and with Story
and Henderson keep the mob off Iff
I had got there they would have had
to walked over me to get to the prison
er. While I was parleying with Hen
derson I heard some say, " We've got
him." The crowd then moved off.
Dr. W. E. Wright was sworn, and
testitled as follows : I examined the
dead body of Ira Johnson, assisted by
Doctors Pack and Goodlett. Wo found
a I inch rope around his nock, und
that ho was shot from the ankles to
tho top of his head. The shot ranged
in size from bird shot to pistol shots of
38 calibre. All tho shot seemed to
enter from the buck. Fifteen or
twenty shots that soemod to bo 32s or
38s wont in the back, through the
lungs in the direction of tho heart.
Four or live went through the surfaco
of the skin. Any of those would have
caused death. His neck was not
broken. I judge that there woro
about live hundred shots in his body,
including the bird shot. His hands
wero tied bohir.d his baok with a
home-made handkerchief.
Dr. Wright was the last witness, and
after his testimony the jury retired
and in a few mlnutos returned with
this verdict: "Wo, tho jury, find
that Ira Johnson came to his death by
tbe use of a rope around his neck and
gun and pistol shots fired from the
hands of unknown parties."
There woro three uogroos on tho
jury und one of them asked u good
many questions of tho witnesses.
The body of tho dead man was hor
ribly mutilated, being literally per
forated with bullet holes. Many of
tho trees around the sceno of tho
lynching where hit by tho bullets, and
tbe treo to which Johnson wa? tiod
was scarred from tho ground to a
hoight of seven feet. Many people
visited tho spot during tho day and
hence no signs of tho lynchers couid
bo found.
AI tout the drat man to get to the
body was a colored boy who works fur
S. M. Snider. The body was tied to
the tree and it seems that no attompt
at hanging was made, but that tbe
negro was at once shot to death. Mr.
Snider says he was awaken by the
shots about ton minutes after four.
He thought it was probably a fight
between blookadors and constables and
he didn't get up. He hoard them
coming back, and got up and went to
the window. He saw several vehicles,
one of these seemed to be a hack. The
hack was full of men and there were
also two men on one horso, and three
walking, two together and the other
by himself. Those walking eeomod to
be trying to catch up with tho hack,
j It was bright moonlight. Some of tho
crowd came on towards town and some
wont out the Buncombe road.
There is no man who deplores the
lynching more than Sheriff Gilroath.
He said Monday that he was not ex
Enoting anything of the kind, as he
ad been told Friday by responsible
parties that the people around Lang
ford's home had agreed to let the law
take its course and let a Wry pass on
the oase. The Sheriff said that if he
had had thirty minutes' notice, the
mob would have never gotten tbe
prisoner. No blame can be placed
on Sheriff Gilreath. He is too woll
known as a 'brave officer who will do
his duty at all hazards. Young Story
also acted the part of a brave man In
refusing to unlock the door when
ordered to do bo with platola pointed at
his head.
Tbe coroner procured a tsoftin apd
the body of the dead man was taken
by his reiativea to Piedmont on Mon
day afternoon.
THE GIIIUS' STATIC COI,M-;(;n.
Tbe Ilutldtnga Have Been Completed
and tbe Faculty lias lteen Obueen.
On tbe 3d of October the doors of
the Winthrop Normal and Industrial
College will be thrown open to the
women of the State. The buildings
are in readiness for the opening and
the faculty, which is believed to be a
strong one. has been completed and
will be on hand ready for the work.
The board of trustees at their last
meeting - rounded off the preliminary
details of the opening of the College.
At the last meeting quite a number
of vacancies were tilled, and the
faculty of the College as completed is
made up as follows:
President, D. B. Johnson.
Pedagogics, ethics and psychology,
Prof. B. P. Moses, Raleigh, N. C.
English language and literature,
Prof. J. P. Klnard, Newberry, S. 0.
Assistant, Miss Wicker, Virginia.
Mathematics, pbybios and astronomy.
Prof. W. E. Breazeale, Now Bruns
wiok, N. J. .
Assistant, Miss Mary O. Pope, Groon
ville.
Music department, Wade R. Brown,
Greenville.
INSTRUCTORS.
Chemistry and biology, Miss M. W.
Woodrow, Columbia, S. C.
Latin and modern languages, Miss
Hortense Roberts, Nashville.
Free hand and Industrial drawing,
Miss Ella MacU Alford, Sellers, S. C.
Sewing, dressmaking and mllli'aory,
Miss Lucy Dallett, Philadelphia, Pa.
Cook'.ng and domestic economy, Miss
Laura P. Hutinson, Philadelphia, Pa.
Physical oulturo, physiology and
hygiene, Miss Ada Wolfe, Manohester,
Iowa.
Stenography and typewriting, Miss
E. R. Hughes, Philadelphia, Pa.
Voeal music, Misj M. M. Scuther,
Massachusetts.
Instrumental music, Miss Ro/.elle
Waddlil, Greonvllle.
Matron, Mrs. P, 1'. Simpson, Ropor's,
S. C.
Practice department, Miss Mamie V.
Wteklitl'o, Autreville, S. C, and Miss
Russell, Anderson.
The board of trustees passed a re
solution uuthori/.ing President John
son to employ his executive stall, the
names and salaries to he submitted
and approved to the board at its next
meeting.
According to law there will bo an
admission fee of $40, which will be
remitted in cases where it is shown
that the parties are not able to 'pay
tho foe. An incidental fee of $5
will bo placed in deposit every-year
with tho authorities, and if after the
closo of the year tbere is no breakage
charged to. tho student the $5 will be
returned. A medical fee of $5 per
yoar will be eharged, and tho b.iok fee
will be $5 per annum. Instrumental
music and art, which will be entirely
optional, will be eharged for at the
rato of $3 per month. The require
ments for admission are that appli
cants shall be 15 years of age, of sound
morals and with good health, and
shall already have an elementary
knowledge of tho English branches.
To tost this knowledge an elementary
entrance examination will be hold.
Arrangements have been made for
one year's work in the preparatory
department. It is, however, intended
that Lois preparatory dopartment
should < nly be us"d in cases where
after a year in the preparatory depart
ment the girl can enter the regular
college course. Board, fuol lights and
washing will oe supplied atactual coet,
which, it is estimated, will be about
$8.50 a month.
BAPTIST YOUNO PKOPI,F.'S UNION.
Tho Fift h A initial Convent ion In Balti
more?Gratifying Achievement!! of
the Organization.
Tho international convontioh of the
Baptist Young People's Union of
America was neld in Baltimore last
week. Tho attendance was very large
from all parts of tho United States
and Canada, and the reception com
mittees wero i kept busy In meeting
delegates at tho depots and wharves.
The report of the board of managers
read at the opening session says :
The spirit of the annual reports for
the past three conventions has been
" Progress." Phis report brings the
same cheering sentiment as its key
note. No enterprise over launched by
the Buptists has seen suoh a pheno
menal development. There woro nine
organized States represented at our
lirst historic convention at Chicago.
There uro thirty-one States organized
to-day, and we have with us representa
tives of tbo two unions of Canada, that
of tho maritime provinces and that of
Ontario and Quebec. Four years ago
tho wisdom of the special organization
of tho young people was a mutter
under discussion. To-day tho denomi
nation is practically a unit in favor of
both tho looal organization of tho
young pcoplo and the fraternal union
of their organization for the study
and emphasis of this particular ordei
of church work.
A great achievement in our donoml
natlunal history was won when, in
IK'.tl. this Baptist Voting People's
Union of America was organized. The
last year has been emphatically tbe
best of the four which the union has
seen. Enthusiasm for the movement
was greatly kindled by the Toronto
convenilon. Tho wbi'olo year has re
corded the new impetus given to the
movement. There has been great
growth of confidenco'in the wortclng
of the yjung people's society as a
local method. Quiet, steady work by
thousands of our Baptist young people
in their several ?societies is satisfying
all thoughtful people of tho working
vuluo of these societies.
Progress has been made in tho
spirit of federation. Our Canadian and
Southern brethren were introduced to
each othor lust year at Toronto. This
year North and South. Fast and West
have como togothor In notable ways
for Bantist fellowship and co-opera
tion. The Fortress Monroe conference
ooncorning homo mission Interests in
the South was " a*patch of new sky."
The conference on young peeplo's or
ganization In tho South, whloh mot at
Washington, May (Ith, was characterize
I ed by generous words of appreciation
I for the B. Y. P. U. A.
It is quite certain that this great
home gathering of our American
Baptist Young People to Hing, to pray
ami to confer together of our5 common
fath and work was nevor more widely
approved than at this time. When
we oonslder that nearly one-third of
American evangelical Christendom
are Baptists, it is surely a grand and
worthy order that we have once a year
on such a gathering.
While cherishing the kindest of
sentiments towards tho comprehensive
movement of the Christian Endeavor
In its efforts to include all denomina
tions in such meeting, we may never*
theless believe that the proper develop
ment of our Baptist millions im*
pcratively demands these conventions
of more denominational sentiment and
purpose. In holding suoh meetings,
we believe that we are planing most
intelligently for the future of the eauso
of Christas its destines lie within our
responsibility.
Baltimore. Md., July 18.?Tbe
fifth international convention of tbe
Baptist Young People's Union of
America was begun to-day. It was
sweltering hot within the incloeure of
the great tent, brought here from
Cleveland for the convention. The
decorations were simple. The colors
of the union, red, white, blue and yel
low, were festooned in front of the
officers' stage; and on the pole sup
porting the tent were minature flags
oj tbe United States, Great Brltlan
and the Young People's Union.
" Smoking Prohiblteu' was the legond
on a frequent and oonsplouous placard.
Banked behind the officers' stage was
the chorus of 500 voices.
The delegations began to arrive
early. New York marched in singing
to oornet accompaniment, and was
welcomed with a generous dapping of
hands. Brooklyn soon followed, the
caps of the delegates bearing the word
and figures, " Brooklyn, 1897.?a sug
gestion that the convention should go
to the City of Churches two years
hence.
At 9:30 the 1,500 pound bell rang out
its call for delegates and people gen
erally to gather at tho tent, and tho
arrivals were rapid thereafter.
Promptly at 10 o'clock President
John H. Chapman, of Chicago, arose
and called upon the chorus, which re
sponded with " Beautiful Zlon, the
Beautiful City of God," und "Jesus
Saves."
Rev. C. A. Hobbs, D. D., of Delavan,
Wim., made an earnest prayer that the
blessing of God would be with tho del
egates and their wors:.
The president was vory happy in his
address, and called forth much laugh
ter when he alluded to tho warm
hearts and warm sun of the South.
Skeptics and pessimists were roferred
to the recent great convention in Bos
ton and the present gathering as tho
best answer to their doubtc and de
spondency.
In a happily expressed speaob, Mr.
Eugene I -evering welcomed the dele
gates to the city. Mr. Levering was
followed by Mayor Latrobe, who gave
to the delegates an earnest and cordial
welcome to Baltimore and Maryland.
After the responses to the address of
welcome, the convention took a recess.
At the afternoon session the theme
was "Systematic and proportionate
giving?What 's your society doing to
promote it ? "
At the night session the Christian
culture banners for Juniors were pre
sented. Tbe banner for the ?aerod
literature course was won by the Aus
tin Association of Illinois, and was
presented by President John F. Forbes,
of DoLand, Fla. The banner for Bible
roaders course was won by the Jackson
Association of Michigan. It was pre
sented by Rev. E. E. Pollard, of Roan
oke, Va. The Canton Society of
Ohio won the conquest missionary
banner, and It was presented by Prof.
Charles L. Williams, of Oraville, O.
Each gentleman r.iade a short address.
ItULiKS OF THE PRIMARY.
The Kc/;uliu ions Governing <ho Noini
? iin ion of Delegates to the Constitu
tional Conventiou.
In view of tbe fuct that tbo primary
eleetion 1b Boon to take place tbe fol
lowing rules governing tbe eleetion of
delegates, which were adopted by tho
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee will prove of general interest:
A primary election Is hereby ordered
to be held In every county In this State
on the 30th day of July next, at which
every white voter in this State shall
be entitled to vote, who shall make
pledge to tbe managers conducting
tho election that he will support the
nominees of such election on tbo day
of the etoctlon to be held on the third
Tuesday In August for delegates to tho
State constitutional convention.
Eaoli County Executive Committee
shall appoint three managers and one
clerk to nold such election ; two of tbe
managers shall be Reformers and one
manager and the olerk shall bo Con
servatives, or vice versa. The polls
shail be open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Each candidate for the constitu
tional convention shall at least ten
days before the Bald primary election
file his pledge with tho Chairman or
Secretary of tho County Democratic
Excoutive Committee that he will
abide by tbe result of the eleotlon and
support the nominees of the party, and
not vote for any oandidate who has
failed to sign Buch pledge shall bo
counted.
To prevent tho single popping of
candidates no vote for delegates ?hall
be counted which does not contain tho
names of the delegates who have signed
the pledge of the same number as tbo
delegates to which said county Is
entitled under the Act, calling tho
convention.
Tbo Becond primary shall be hold
on August l.'i, if necessary, according
to the rulos of tho party, and the same
managers shall aervo. All existing
rulos of this committee heretofore
adopted are hereby reaffirmed, , whon
not in-consistent with the foregoing.
? Tbe State Democratic Executive
Committee, recognizing tho fact that
there are faotional differences existing
in the Democratic party, earnestly
suggests to the Democrats of the Stau?
to tquare such factional ditfurencos In
tho election of delegates to tbe con
stitutional convention and let each
candidate stand on his merits.
J. tu M. Irhy.
Chairman State Democratic Executivo
Committee.
D. II. tompkin8, Secretary.
Thk Last op thk Season.?" I
see," Bald tbo grocer, thoughtlessly,
for he hud forgotten that tbe man
with tbo ginger beard was sitting
behind the stove, " I sue that the
temporaturo dropped 2d degrees In
15 minutes down in Texas tho other
day."
" I don't call that nothing," said the
man with the ginger beard. "I re
member when they was a party a
campln' up in the Black Hills that
the temperature dropped so sudden
that one of the mules In the outfit,
which was in the act of kickln', was
caught au' froze that way, an' stood
with his heels In the air two days.
We hod a thermometer along, but the
oussed thing went back on us. so I
or n't ezzactly say jlst how much of u
drap it was."
"Oh, yes," said' the school teacher,
" It Is a well-known faot that a tem
perature of about. 40 degrees below
I zero the mercury freezes, and honce
cannot roirlotor."
"That wasn't it at all, young man,"
said the man with the ginger beard,
with One scorn. "Tbe uurn mercury
drapped so qulok that the frlotion
made it red-hot and busted tho glass."
The man from Potato Creek began
to snlokor, but the man with the gin
ger beard stopped his cr'rth with a
stony scare.
AAEON BURR'S DAUGHTER
TUB MVHTMItV OF HER DEATH.
The Hi urn?I'nI Theodosla Alston I?ost
Her Ldfe at Soa-The Confession of a
Dying ?allor.
The story of how Aaron Burr's only
child, beautiful young Tbeodosla, met
her death at the bands of ocean pirates
years ago, and how that fact was only
reoently established by the discovery
of a portrait of her, rescued from the
schooner from wbence she was throwu
into the sea, is told in print herewith
for the first time, says the Elkton, Md.,
Record. Involving, as it does, the
deathbed confession of one of tho pi
rates who drowned the young woman,
the tale seems more like fiction thuu
verified history but there uro persons
living hereabouts who have voritied it
in detail and who will vouch for its
accuracy.
unusual mental attainments, was mar
ried to the son of Judge Alston, of
South Carolina, a relative of Washing
ton Alston, the colobrated?historicul
painter. Mr. and Mrs. Alston resided
on their plantation near Charleston.
When Aaron Burr contemplated re
turning from the extended visit he
made to Europe after his trial he
wrote Mrs. Alston, to whom he wus
devotodly attachod, asking her to meet
him in New York on his arrival there.
Burr, a young wotnun of
r. Alston, engrossed with thu busi
uoB8 of his plantation, found it impossi
sible to accompany Iiis wife. There*
being no railroads in those days, Mr.
Alston, deeming that a summer trip
from Charleston to New York by sea
would be less irksome to his wife than
a stage journey by land, chartered a
coasting schounor. In this Mrs. Al
ston sot out. She took with her, us u
present to hor fathor, a beuuliful
painting of herself. But she never
reached New York, and down to the
present dato the fate of Aaron Burr's
only child has boon a matter of specu
lation among historians, some contend
ing that tho vessel and ah on board
were lost at sea, others assorting that
Mrs. Alstou foil into the hands of some
of the pirates who in those duys in foot
ed the Atlantic coast.
But tho mystery has at last been
cleared up. its accuracy is vouched
for by tho former rector of Trinity
Episcopal church, Elkton, a clergyman
well known throughout Maryland und
the middle States.
About live years ago this clorgymuu
waa visiting' bis native state, Not bb
Carolina, aud for sevoral days was the
guest of tbe widow of Dr. William
Poole, near Elizabeth City. Above
the mantelpiece in Mrs. Poolc's parlor
was an old-fashincd painting, exquisite
ly oxeeutod, of a beautiful young wo
man, dressed in white. It sogreutlyin
terested the elorgymun that ho asked
Mrs. Poolo whom it was intended to
represent. She gave tho following
atorv of it:
44 Eight years previously," she said,
44Dr. Poole had taken his family to
pass the summer at the little coast
town of Nag's Head, N. C, where tho
United States man-of-war Huron came
to grief. The place is largely popu
lated by 'bankers '?generally a rough
olass of men, who mainly ourn a liveli
hood by picking up ull species of flot
sam and jetsam along tho ecus.. One
of these 'bankers,' however, was a very
respectable old follow, named Mann.
His wife was suffering from a compli
cation of diseases, and Dr. Poolo took
great interest in her case. Under his
treatment she recovered, and as a
token of gratitude to tho doctor, pres
ented him with the painting which so
greatly intorested tho clergy man.
Mrs. Mann said her husband had re
covered it from a wreck. When quite
a young mau, he was walking along
tho shore one morning. His attention
was then called to a coasting schooner
under full sail, buuring swiftly down
upon tho dangerous bar, which, in
later years, occasioucd tho loss of the 1
Huron. With other** bankers UMann
put out to bur ussistanco.
"They boarded tho schooner, but
found that the only living thing
aboard was a little black and tan dog.
Careful inspection of the schooner
?roved nothing as to her antecedents.
Iven her name wus not asccrtainable.
But one of the cabins had evidently
boen very recently ocoupiod by a wo
man, and in this cabin was the paint
ing which Mrs. Maun gave Dr. Poole,
and which Dr. Maun appropriated as
his share of tho salvage. The schoon
er shortly afterward went to pieces."
Dr. Poole was an enthusiastic stu
dent of national mattors. He felt cer
tain that tho picture had a very valua
ble history, and formed a suspicion
that it might have represented the
mysteriously lost daughter of Aaron
Burr. Ho put himself in communica
tion with several historical societies
on the matter, but his theory found
little, weight, in spite of a family like
ness being admitted. As the clergy
man upon whose authority this story is
given was returning from a recent
vitftt to Mrs. Poole, while driving
from that lady's house to Eli/.abeth
City to take, the ears home, ho mot a
young man, whom ho know to be very
baahtul and much afraid of the gentle,
aex, driving a strange woman in a bug
gy toward Mrs. Poolo's residence. In
a letter written to Mrs. Poole shortly
afterward ho good-naturodly referred
to the incident and to tho young fel
low's evident embarrassment.
This brought from Mrs. Poole an*
otbor chapter in the story of the beau*
? tiful picture. Tho strange woman
was a descendant of tho Burr family,
who resides in Detroit, Mich. Her
' name has temporarily escaped the
clergyman's memory. She had been
visiting at Virginia Beach, Vu.,
where she ir.ad heard of Mrs. PooIo'b
mysterious painting from a North Car
olina gentleman. Her visit to Eli/.a
beth City was sololy for tho purpose of
soetui* too ualntinir and no sooner hail
she S?. eyes on it than she offered Mrs.
Poole $:UX> spot cash (or the same, be*
aides any other additional sum she
might require. Mrs. Poolo refused to
part with tho tronsuro. Sho told tho
visitor that there was a strong fumily
likeness between tho latter and tho sub
jeotof the'pioturo, whoever thutsubjuct
might have 'boon, and further inform
ed nor of tho fuels already given here
as to how the painting came into her
possession.
This lolloitod from the Detroit
woman another remarkable reminis
cence, and ono which, taken in con
nection with the foregoing facts,
proves that tho painting is that of
Aaron Burr's daughter?tho ono tles
tined as a present to her father?and
that the unfortunato young waman was
drowned by pirates. This, in sub
stanco, is tho Detroit woman's story :
With her mother in Detroit formerly
resided her mother's aired aunt, a hu
umii? woman, who gave up much time
to visiting tho poor and Hiok. Quo
evening, in one of the wards of the
Marino hospital of that city, was a dy
ing sailor, who soomed terribly
startled as tho aunt, in company witn
others, approached his bedside. He
beokoned her to him, however, and
after begging that she alono of the
visitors might hear what ho had to
I Bay-*-a requost which tho others
granted by rotlring to tho next ward
he stated that as a young man ho had
one -umiiwr been on a p'rato vessel
i otT the North Carolina coast. He thru
j went on to say that he had then helped
to overhaul a north bu'iud coasting
schooner.
On the vessel was a beautiful young
. feminine-opassengor, dressed all in
j white, lie had assisted in dragging
1 her from her cabin, iu which was tiung
? ing up a painting of herself. While
1 the pirates were engaged in throwing
i the crow overboard he noted that this
I beautiful young lady paced tho deck
j with muguificent courage and dignity,
, her hands folded on her breast and her
j eyes raised to heaven. She made no re
, monstranco whatever, and he steadied
! the plunk upon which she walked to
the vessel's side, thenco to bo plunged
headlong into tho ocean. Ho wanted
to takeaway h* r picture and her dog?a
little black and tun follow?but dread
ed to touch either. After tho plratos
had plundered the schooner of money
und otlior treasures they abandonod
tho vessel, having set it uuder full sail,
to drift to its doom with tho picture
and tho dog aboard. Tho dying sailor
said that tho young woman's swoot
face hud haunted him throughout lifo,
and his confession was prompted by a
striking resemblance between her and
his elderly listener.
Mrs. Poole's visitor stated that tho
sailor's story had been for years a cur
rent tradition of the descendants of
liurr's family, though they hi*d hither
to paid very little attention to it. its
extraordinary eorroboration by tho
accidental meeting of these two wo
men appears to settle forever the re
cent mystery as to tho death of Mrs.
Alston. The Detroit woman says that
the subject of the painting is beyond
doubt Aaron liurr's daughter?a state
ment corroborated by other pictures
of that unfortunate woman in her pos
session, as also by still others belong
lug to the Alston family.
THE OATAWBA INDIANS.
THIO STORY OK A UKM YlUvAHI-K
RACK.
Tho Outawba Reservation in York
County?Specimen Sketches of the
Survivors.
To the (Suitor of Tho News und
Courier : Washed by tho yellow waters
of the Uutuwbu River is a piece of
land less than eight hundred acres,
which mny rightly be called tho Indian
county of South Carolina, for there
yet lingers on it a remnant of tho once
great Catawba nation. I had the
pleasure of spending Tuesday. .July 2,
with these people, it wa* my second
visit to them, and the object of the
visit was mainly to gather material
for writing an article about Hilly
George, who is a very remarkable red
mim. 1 spent the previous night ut
Catawba Junction, and found the peo
ple hospitable and friendly. The next
forenoon I walked to tho Catawba
resorvatioi . three miles distant,
through a uilly picturesque country.
Tho first Indian 1 met was hoeing
corn, llo proved to be Hilly Harris,
known as " How legs," whose strong
Indian features showed plainly to what
race he belonged. He is a former
chief of tho nation, and was born .'111
years ago right where I met him
working, f got him to go with meto
Hiily George's, or "Uncle Hilly," as
he is culled, lie is the oldest of tho
Catawbas and many years ago, in Com
pany with other Indians, signed u
treaty with South Carolina. Tho old
man's cabin is built of hewn logs : in
front is a hill, at the back is a garduu :
on both sides of t he house and garden,
also in front of the former, corn is
plan tod.
Wo found Uncle Hilly alone. Ho
was sitting in his shirt sleeves, witli
his hat on und u handkerchief around
his neck. 1 bought tho latter as a
memento of him. The weather was
raw, it rained .some, and I sat with the
old man a long time by a small tire.
Hilly Harris stayed with us for awhile.
How strange it was for mo to be sitting
near an Indian who signed a treuty
with my State; this man, too, was at his
own bouse, on Indian land, in South
Carolina !
It is not known how old this veneru
able Catawba is; probably about >S"> or
1)0. Ago is unmistakably stumped on
his face, llo is not a tall man, and
his strongly marked Indian face is free
from heard. Such is a brief descrip
tion of Hilly GeOl'go, who to-day may
be called the most remarkable of the
Catawbas.
His house is divided into two rooms.
The ono in which I sat was sealed
iuside. Some papers und pictures
were pustud on the wall : III one corner
was a press, on tho mantelpiece a clock
ticked, a few neat chairs and some
other articles made up tho contents of
tho room.
Uncle Hilly talked on various mat
tet s. He seonis to fool tho decline of
his nation, lie told mo that sometimes
he couldn't sleep he was studying so
about his people. 1 talked a good deal
witl) the old man about himself, and
paid u ?OCOIld visit to his house in the
evening, gathering the following facts
ubout him :
Ho was horn among the white people
in York County, about live miles from
where Hock Hill now is. In the Indian
language lus name was C'oincliee, hut
lie iloes noV know what it moans, lie
lias hud four wives and has three living
children, one. cf whom, Lucy Jane
George, is a little girl aboat 1> years
old. llo is a member of the Mormon
Church, into which he was baptized.
He recollects that the following In
dians besides himself, signed the
treaty: Jacob Ayres, Jim Kogg,
.lohn, Joe, and Sain Scott. He also
thinks that another one named Uilly
AyrOB signed it too. I le said he algUOtl
I it (IS " a witness, or somehow that
, way," and also that " they say he sign
I ed it as CaPt. Ueortre."
Uncle Hilly may rightly he consider- |
ed a I'Uinai'kablO person in the [ndiati
history of South Carolina, and we may
hope that his declining years will
always ha free from want and trouble.
Among the other houses I culled at
was "Aunt Rhode " Harris's, whoso
husband, Allen Harris, was prominent
us chief and died a number of years
ago. Without uny suggestion OD my
part, dinn r Was given mc here, and
no pay would be taken for it. Autit
Rhodes household appears to b" the
most thrifty among tho Catawbas.
The dinner given me would have been ,
very creditable to any boarding house.
Jim Harris, tho chief, was absent.
1 met him, however, last year. That
evening I wus sealed on a bench under
an oak tree near his house in coin puny
with two other (Jatuwhas, Hiiiy Harris
and John Sankers. Tho latter talked
to mo earnestly, almost eloquently.
Ho wants the Legislature to add two
hundred dollars to tho annunity which
the Catuwhas reeoivo now, so that
-thov can build u school house and have
a school. If wu need anything," ho
oxcluimcd, '? wo need education." lie
thinks th''. State might glvo them this
additional money, for, ho said, ho does
not think tho Catawbas havo ovor wor
ried South Carolina.
That night I got tho Indians to have
a danoo for mo. It occurred at Sam
liluo 8--a menihor of the tribe. Thoro
appoarcd to ho two distinct dances,
ono of which was called tho Indian
dance and the other the wild goose
chase. From what I could luurn, these
dances are probably borrowed from
tho Cherokee*?even tho words suiur
. with the danee suonis to bo unknown
to tho Catawoas. It seems that only
two Indians know much about those
dances?Billy Harris and Undo Tom
Stevens, who is a jolly old red uinn.
! trank Canty, an lndiau lad, took part
I with those two in the dances.
Iu. thu first dance one of tlie women,
Uotsy Canty, took part for a while,
and another man, Lewis Gordon, took
part in tho wild goose chase. Two
words used in tho seeond dance souudud
llko o-ho and uu-yo. I hollovo that
Uncle Tom and Harris wero tho only
ones who tang. I would like to give a
description of these dances, ahout
whicl. thero are no objectionable
features, but that w.ould be ditlicult,
so I will not uttempt it. it was u
strange sight, South Caroliuu Indians
engaged in Indian dunces, a sight long
to be rembored.
liob Harris an, intelligent member
of the tribe, weut uround with me u
good deal, and thut night he walked
back part of tho way to Catawba
Junction with me. Considering his
limited chances, he is above the in
telligence and speaks of sometimes
sending items about his people to tho
papers.
And now with a few observations I
will close this already long letter.
Citizens of South Carolina '. Wheu
we consider tho past history of this
oncostrong nation, consider the great
ness of one of its early chief, King
Uugler, (to whose mein n-y history has
never done justice,) consider howt.be
Catuwbas have lought for tho people
of our Stute, does it not seem as if we
ought to show some interest iu thu
feeble remnant v I hope tin; Legisla
ture will make some provision for
giving thorn a school, and I feel sure
tnat if our Governors would sometimes
visit the reservation their visits would
be greatly appreciated by the Cataw
bas. McDonald Fuuman.
COUNTY DISPENSARIES.
A SuuKcntion for Operating tho i>is
pensary system Under County Man*
agcinent.
The Spartunbuig Herald propones
the following Dispensnry law :
Section 1. He It enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the Stute of South Carolina, now met
and setting in General Asseinby, und
by the uuthority of tho game :
That on and after tho passage of
this Act, all Acts or parts of Acts,
purporting to regulute the sale of
whiskey und all Acts providing for the
enforcement of such Acts, uro hereby
repealed.
Sec. '1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person in the state to sell,
barter or exchange, any wine, whis
key, brandy, beer or other spirituous
or malt liquors or intoxicating bever
ages except iu the luunncr herein
before provided, und upon conviction
thereof, any person bo olfoudlng shall
bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and subject to a lino of *1U0, or im
prisonment for ,'JO days or both in the
discretion of the presiding*odiccr.
? See .'! That it ?null bo tho duty of
tho County Supervisors of the several
counties to designate ono man in eacii
county to he known as County Dispen
ser whoso duty it shall bo to dispense
such wines, liquors, beers or alcoholic
liquors as the Hoard of County Super
visors shall buy, in quantities of not
less than ono pint. That it shall be
tho duty of tho County Supervisors to
designate anil to post iu plain tellers
on each barrel 1 or cask of liquor put in
said dispensary, tho name or brand
and the price paid thereof. That it
shall he unlawful for the said Dispen
ser to receive for any package or
quantity of liquor more than the cost
of suid liquor according to original
invoice, tho amount actually paid
therefor with ton par cent, added.
Sec. ?. That the said Dispensary
shull open at K o'clock a. in., and close
at - p. m. That suid Dispensers shull
give bond in the sum of $1?,U(1() each,
und he hold responsible for ull liquors
bought by tho suid Supervisor und
placed in his charge the bond being
conditioned on quarterly settlements
at invoice price of goods on hand and
with ton per cent, added for ull gootls
sold. That the Dispenser and expenses
of tho Dispensaries bo paid out of the
general county fund by warrants on
the'county treasurer. That the liquor
now on bund in the State Dispensary
and tho several county Dispensaries
bo apportioned out to tho several
counties according to their pro rata
Stato tux.
See. 5. That it shull be the duty of
the grand jury to inspect the hooks
of the said Dispenser and Supervisor
at each session.
Sec. ti. i'bat any Supervisor or Dis
penser who shall allow a false brand to
bo placed on caskets containing liquor
or who shull charge more than ton per
cent on the actual cost for goods, shall
upon conviction bo sentenced to the
state Penitentiary for not le-s than 12
months not more than two years.
Sec. 7. That the hoar I of commis
sioners oH t?he several counties are
hereby aulhori/cil and empowered to
conduct tho said business in eon
lormlty With this Act, and to make
contracts and all necessary arrange
ments therefor, each county hoard
having charge of the business in its
own county and acting indepently of
othei county or Slate manugouionl.
A NEW DEMOORATIO PARTY
li IS STARTED BY A PEW MEN
IN COLUMBIA.
Tito object is to Klghi I ho 1 tegular
Democracy?A Square Issue Mtiilo
lor the Kuttire.
The CoQ8orvativos of Lilohland
County held a meeting on Saturday to
dcuide upon their course in reference
to entering the Democratic primary
und a granting a division with ttie Lie
formers. Thirty-live or forty persons
were preseti?, a number of whom were
delegates to the Democratic county
convention which mot just afterwards,
and majority of whom approved the
plan of dividing with tho Reformers.
No action wait taken in the meeting
of tho Conservatives, but it was an
nounced that a new Democratic party
would ho organized in opposition to
tho regular party. The proceedings
are looked upon as tho beginning of
the now movement, and tho following
report is copied from Tho State :
Col. K. W. Mc Master was elected to
tho Ohair, but declined. Mr. .1. M.
Haw lay was then elected as chairman.
I Mr. K. J. Watson was requested to act
uti secretary.
Mr. W. H. Lyles was tho ?rst j
speaker. Hu had bul very littio lo say.
He said his mind hud long boon made
up that tho so-called Democracy was a
delusion ami a Snare. The dragging
over the Stato of men by armed men
and sending men to tiio penitentiary
without a trial was meat undemocratic.
The primary ?eherne of tho Stato com?
I mittee wan tyrannical. Ho believed
thut the time had come for tho men
who felt as ho did to got to work ami
organize and soe what the people's
sentiment was. He was in favor of re
organizing thu Domoeratic party of
the Stato. (Applause.)
The chairman said ho wished all to
im.i.-i slami Uio object of tho meeting-.
Tho idea was to organize a Stute Dem
ocratic Cooborvotive eoninilttee. and
the action of this body would govern
tho action ol tho Conservative dele
gated in the subsequent convention.
Mr. Lyles called attention to the
dual attitude of tuuuy of the members
present, they having been elected
delegates to tho OthoiI'mn onihuwilse....
Ho thought thoy should not gp uhead
on I hi.- lino, but they ftho lid lind out
who were willing to reorganize the
party.*
Col. P. W. Me Muster then took tho
lloor, und suid he agreed with tho
generul remarks of Mr. Lyles, but was
forced to attend tho county conven
tion, lie would, however, add his
opinion to what Mr. Lyles had suid.
llo suid :
" Tho dominant part of tin; Demo
cratic warty in South Carolina con*
tains alt olaSSUS of white IUOD, known
as Tillinnuilos und lloforinors. This
faction embraces ail creeds and politics,
from Populism up to true Democracy,
and has assume d the name of the
Democratic party.
" This faction for tin- last live years
has retarded tin- natural progress and
prosperity of the people of too Stale
by unwise laws ; have mercilessly uf
tacked corporations and turned away
ami driven capital from tin- State : re
pressed and crippled oul' phosphate in
dustries : has by force und perjury in
terfered with the elective franchise of
thw citizen : have fradulontfiy manipu
lated the bullet bo\t -., so as to give
the majority of vot< s in favor of a
constitutional convention, contrary to
votes of the majority of voters: has
wilfully ami corruptly defrauded Dr.
Pope, one of their own party, of some
thousand vot< s, because be hail the
manhood to oppose the dictation of the
King. They have slandered, abused
ami degraded some of our 1?-st judges
ami placed in their stead avowed poll*
tieal partisans. The executive depuuVr-r
incut has been administered with re
inorseless tyranny and laws and edicts
of judges disregarded. Tho will of
the people in Ulohlund und Charleston
counties have bcousotuslde and friends
of the King put in their phiees. They
have, by a harsh and oruel law, niadji*
the Stute ,'p o^?H
of cojgktuhUto budgor Wtu\ hurra??
citizens until tho blood of innoeeut
inen Iiuk I? en shed?nil because a
weak-kneed Legislature hud not dense
or norvoenough to enact u good license
law. Tho government has usurped
the fuUCtioil of trade whom bolotlgS to
the people und destroyed the right of
a class of trader, to make Ol' sell
liquors and winos. They have supple
mented an infamous law so as to ein
powor a jlldgi to bCIld a man to the
penitentiary without a trial by jury,
contrary to Magna ( hailer. They
have recently Intorforrod with the
freedom of speech by forbidding an
honored cilizou from speaking wordt
of kindness in behalf ol the colored
race such as Hampton und others did
in hSTti, and which i - approved by our
best citi/ons at tills time,
" Noth with standing tho fact, a largo
number of this so-culled Democratic
party under the loadership of a sheriff
constituted themselves into a howling
hideous moli, and contVnry to ovory
dictate of Christian churity, co'nmon
seme and common decency, assaulted
adofonsoloss gontlomuu in a llugraut,
obscene and diabolical iuann< r. .Such
a climax of infamy is the direct touch
ing ot Populism, practiced by a num
ber of tho so-called Democratic party.
"Such men will cripple our common
school systematic! deprive tho negro
of his rights under tho Constitution
of the United Slates, Vet ibis party
has ordered it primary to be hold, and
require Democrats to vote for their
delegates to frame a constitution for
the Stale. My reply, Smash the King
secure honest elections, preserve the
liberty of thu citizen, I have no time
for further rouiui . That " ' jti|nk
gentlemen of thu i il D. uiudH
organization. (Appl mwM
Mr. N. G. Gon/ales theo^B H
his views along the lin-ifl
Mr. Lyles. tlu ? ' I
were in ?.eT^^^j
ing oil tho Irby yoke, but they wourWi
ilo nothing. Lust fail there was a con
vention which decided to ropud iato thu
irby committee, but those there had
backed out when it came to the test.
In a short time a new D> mocratic
party would be formed in this Stale,
on these principles :
Support of tin" established principles
of the National \) unoorutio party.
While supremacy by hofK&t means.
Nosnbordinationy-tiJtlic Irby organ
ization, no entrance mi i its primaries
or Conventions, but, on the contrary,
a denial of its. right to to represent De
mocracy in t his Siate ami com tHlit anil
indomitable resistance U) it: rule.
This party will bear lue name
'? Democratic'' with such pn llx us may
be desirable in cusc a more instinctive
name should he deemed uccctsary.
It will provide thai on y those who
will pledge the. in selves to iU principles
can become meinlv r..
He didn't see how t in y could do any
thing today on account ol the dual
position oi many delegates. Hul he
would give the tlSsUI'llllCO UlUt such a
party as he had outlined would be
i formed.
Mr. HJ. J. iBrouncn had always boou
on the. same line With the preceding
speakers. Tin y wont into the county
convention, and were sent lo tho Forty
convention, Having koiic into that
convention we are bound and cannot
do any thing now. Mr. Brennun moved
Hi at they ail jourii sine die.
Mr. (joii/.uics said that those who
wont into tin- forty convention did
not go Into it mi uny nine r.-tanding
that they should participate in the
b'orty primary. It wan an endeavor to ?
get together lirst. Ho was invited
thoro not fin a del 'gate, but as a news
paper editor. Mr. .- *h'n rOHOilitiOO
did not bind tllOlil logo into the pri
mary. We are in no manner bound to
go into the primary.
Mr. Lylos said that Ifthiii turned
out as tin y expected, a ca would bo
addressed to individuals, U I OR Hein
to OXpi'088 their KOntiinonl to lie
uew organ:/..ilahi. and sti. in ??? i t r... -.
their wllllugnosH to pi> i! ?
to the pl'lnu iploa of tlie He :>
The Convention then adjourned sole
I die, Mr. Uonvtolos remaking as tho
I result was announced. " A formal dis
solution of the Conservatives ol Liich*
j laud County.'
?Tho amount of sloop which n man
requires is not ontlroly u isjvttor of
habit, as soino iv ici'i.- ? 'i''uku out:
Tho oonsilulion has a great deal to do
with it. Some ol the most healthy
men in the world arolho longostsloep?
era.
??There, is a tree in Jamalen known
as the lifo troo en account of its loaves
growing oven afu r being Bovorod from
the plant. Only by lue can it. bo on
I lll'Oiy destroyed.
- Kxpericce is tiie best tOftOher in
rogai'd to what we eat. If an artiolo
of consumption gives us no trouble
afterward, continue to eat it; if It makou
us slek, let it alone.
'?Time heals ail things," wroifj a
philosopher. " Excepting shoes, "says
u wag. " Time never heels them."